Bonhams announce a superb selection of Fine and Rare Wines in the first auction of the autumn season, which will take place on the 8th September, in New Bond Street. Burgundy takes the top spot with case lots of Romanee-Conti 1988 (£60,000-80,000) and 1990 (estimate £90,000-120,000). The Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is [Read More]
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Bonhams is to end sales in Knowle in order to concentrate on providing greater local access to its London and international salerooms. The office in Knowle will remain open for business and will continue to offer a comprehensive valuation and advice service either on the premises or at clients’ homes. Besides two [Read More]
The finest known surviving example of Samuel Colt’s first revolver – the Cased and Shell Carved Ivory-gripped Texas or Holster Model Paterson Revolver with 9-inch Barrel and Attached Loading Lever – produced by the legendary gunsmith in Paterson, N.J. in 1836, is expected to realize $700,000+ when it comes to auction as [Read More]
Sotheby’s London announced that it will offer Sir Henry “Chips” Channon’s 25 feet long, mirrored dining table and three sets of double doors from his celebrated rococo dining room at 5 Belgrave Square. The spectacular table (estimated at £5,000-£7,000*) and doors (£3,000-£5,000) will be offered as part of the Fine Furniture Sale [Read More]
Cordier Auctions of Camp Hill has been selected to auction the Charming Forge Mansion in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania on October 4, 2011. Set on approximately 49 acres overlooking the village of Charming Forge, the 8,200 square foot, seven bedroom, four bath Georgian style home dates to 1749 with a later addition [Read More]
GovDeals(R) Inc., a leading online auction marketplace for government surplus property, has been awarded a national contract for “Surplus Asset Liquidation and/or Auction Services with Related Solutions” by the National Joint Powers Alliance(R) (NJPA(R)). The contract is available nationally to NJPA(R) members, including over 35,000 state, county and local government agencies, including [Read More]
A large 1920’s Acoma Pueblo olla realized $8,000 and a Ramses figural perfume in the shape of a sphinx saw $7,000 in Cordier Antiques & Auctions’ Two Day Antique & Fine Art Auction in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania on June 11 and 12. Other highlights of the sale included a Bakelite figural pin [Read More]
Frank Frazetta’s masterpiece of science fiction art, Tomorrow Midnight, 1966 – famously featured on the front of Ballantine’s 1966 book collection of EC’s evocative and important adaptations of Ray Bradbury’s classic short stories – is the centerpiece of The Jerry Weist Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy Art and Books, presented Monday, [Read More]
Rowell Auctions is auctioning 17 Homes in South Georgia and North Florida, auction ends August 25th 6:00 PM Eastern. Each property is offered under the specific terms provided in the contract. The Contract for Sale of Real Property is available at www.rowellauctions.com, in the pre-bid package located from within the files tab. [Read More]
Automobilia-themed pieces saw particular success: a Diamond and 18k gold Rolls Royce radiator wristwatch brought $7,076 (est. $3,500-4,500); a stainless steel calendar chronograph and bracelet wristwatch by Girard Perregaux for Ferrari brought $4,880 (est. $3,000-4,000); a pair of diamond, jasper, rock crystal and onyx cufflinks, carved in the form of a 1929 [Read More]
The private museum of the famous Berlin sculptor, philanthropist and former construction mogul Karsten Klingbeil is going to be offered in two parts. The first auction will take place in December 2011 at Pierre Bergé & Associés in Brussels, the second half of the collection is going to be offered for bidding [Read More]
Bonhams are returning to the International Motorcycle Show in Staffordshire on 16th October 2011 with another exceptional line-up of motorcycles. The star of the auction is the 1929 Brough Superior SS100 known as Moby Dick, the fastest motorcycle of the 1920s, which has attracted a pre-sale estimate of £240,000 – £280,000. Hailed [Read More]
The legendary 1910 Chinese Dragon Dollar, called the Yunnan Spring Dollar in reference to the four Chinese characters that translate to “Spring 1910” on its reverse, could bring in excess of $1,000,000 as part of Heritage Auctions Sept. 8-9 Long Beach Signature® World & Ancient Coins Auction, at the Long Beach Convention [Read More]
RM Auctions, continued its strong track record in Monterey, California last night, setting a new world record for a Mercedes-Benz sold at auction and selling 12 automobiles for individual million-dollar-plus results. The star of the night, a spectacular 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Roadster, chassis number 154140 (pictured), attracted spirited bidding in [Read More]
Bonhams has announced its September 24, 2011 three-city Fine and Rare Wine auction. The first session of the sale will be held in Bonhams’ New York sale room and will be simulcast to San Francisco and Los Angeles, while its second session will be held in Bonhams San Francisco sale room, simulcast [Read More]
The 1970 Porsche 911s formerly owned by actor Steve McQueen and featured in his epic Hollywood film Le Mans sold for an impressive $1,375,000 before a packed house at RM’s Monterey, CA sale last night, setting a new world record for a 911 sold at auction. Built to the highest 1970 specification [Read More]
Clars Auction Gallery have announced they will be offering an important collection of memorabilia from famed aviator Amelia Earhart on Sunday, September 11th, as part of their September two-day fine arts and antiques auction. This collection comes to the block from three different consignors and all items have been privately held until [Read More]
Christie’s announces the Fall 2011 edition of First Open, a sale of Post-War and Contemporary Art, on September 21, 2011. The auction will feature an international selection of works by recognized post-war masters and today’s leading artists such as Gerhard Richter, Felix Gonzalez-Torres and George Condo, with competitive estimates. The sale will [Read More]